Energetics of Vesicle Fusion Intermediates: Comparison of Calculations with Observed Effects of Osmotic and Curvature Stresses

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 2951-2964

  Malinin, Vladimir S ^a   Lentz, Barry R ^b  

^a Transave Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MACROGOL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CELL FUNCTION; COMPRESSION THERAPY; ENERGY; FUSION GENE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID COMPOSITION; MEMBRANE VESICLE; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC STRESS; PREDICTION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY;

EID: 2142712534     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74346-5     Document Type: Article

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